One thing before I met you guys (if we can call it that) is I never concerned my self with VORP. Now I can't think about it enough (in a general perspective) and this adds to my frustration.

Is this a cry for help or what? Call Joe Morgan, STAT!

http://tinyurl.com/yr2ga4

the winning kind. ;)

Bad joke but this dead horse is starting to rot. I too am guilty but can we go one day without swamping every thread with Pierre bashing.

Even Gameday hates him.

they've probably been reading Dthoughts.

He says that all Penny is doing is pitching against striking out batters.

He added that the numbers right now are small based on one month of pitching and it seems to be working for him.

Jerry Reuss just gave the best analysis on Brad Penny in a few sentences than a month of Kevin Kennedy/Steve Lyons blatherings.

I guess this stat will vary from person to person.

I do not miss that highly annoying vero bell, however.

A sentence will do.

1. Chin-ling Hu.
2. Blake Dewitt
3. Jon Meloan
4. Mike Megrew
5. Clayton Kershaw
6. Preston Mattingly
7. Tony Abreu
8. Greg Miller

2007
BB%: 4.4% K%:9.2%(before that last one)

2. Dewitt- He needs to start hitting soon or else his prospect status will go up in smoke. Right now, he looks like someone who Colletti is going to move in a mid season deal.

3. Meloan- Im concerned about health issues. Although there hasnt been any publicized health issues, he has barely pitched in the last week or so and last year he missed the beginning of the year because of health concerns.

4. Megrew- Hes getting me excited about his future prospects. His control came back and i think he could be a potential #4 starter in the majors.

5. Kershaw- Looks as advertised except for some issues with the walks. I would like to see him develop his change up further and maybe trying to perfect it. He should move fast next year.

6. Mattingly- the intial struggles were expected but he still has nice tools. The dodgers should move him to CF and get it over with as SS is not going to be his future position.

7. Abreu- hes been making me eat alot of crow lately although i still feel he is going to have a hard adjustment period to big league pitching due to plate discipline issues. I would like to think he is the heir to furcal after 2008 which would make his lack of ability to draw walks not that big of deal.

8. Miller- Healthy is all i can ask. He is healthy and throwing from his old arm slot. The stats or walks dont bother me right now. He'll eventually get it back together if he stays healthy.

1. Chin-ling Hu. Better late than never with the bat. But he's blocked behind Furcal, no?
2. Blake Dewitt - Seemed to be a moneyball pick, but hasn't really developed.
3. Jon Meloan - I don't get why he doesn't get a crack as a SP, but looks to be a fine RP in development.
4. Mike Megrew - Always liked him as an under the radar guy.
5. Clayton Kershaw - Love the potential and the makeup, I'd bring him along slowly.
6. Preston Mattingly - He may be young enough to have a chance when Furcal leaves, but can he play SS?
7. Tony Abreu - I wish he got more exposure, seems like trade bait unfortunately.
8. Greg Miller - There's no such thing as a pitching prospect. He defines that expression. He's looking good though.

Okay - I now ban any Russell Martin negative comments for myself for the remainer of 2007, I'm sure for his career is forthcoming.

Huh, huh? A-La?

I dont understand, explain.

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at first, i think it played a part in it but after an extended period of plain not hitting, I dont know what to think anymore. He never was considered incredibly toolsy and his athleticism is limited a bit.

juan pierre.

Also noticed there's only like 12 people in the stands. I know this is Florida and all, but gosh, that's depressing to look at.

At this point, Nelasco's like Col. Steve Austin, a man barely alive. (Unfortunately, the Marlins can't rebuild him.)

Didn't even let me explain.

1. Start any type of thread that brings up a debate about the Dodgers' former GM.
2. Claim that Logan White didn't have final say in the draft.

Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.

But I did.

Penny.

Huh. 8 K's in 10 outs.

I'm sure Jon wanted to scream, the weakest link is the 45 million dollar man not the minimum salaried guy who just had back to back pinch hit homers.

Other frightening news is that Ireland claims to read DT.

nice try by furcal

Rats. And yeah, all these K's and lengthy at bats make me doubt that Penny will not quite get a CG here.

I mean, it's like saving up your money for something shiny and special... and now it's here.

Or, would it be funny just to say:

"GameDay must be broken. It keeps saying Brad Penny is striking everybody out."

I do believe it was the best outing he's had for us.

Sigh

There's a link on there to retrosheet's version, also.

Last year in Colorado

8.1 IP 0 runs 5 hits 2 BB 5 K

I thought it was 18K's

I guess they're so bored with the game that they spent a whole inning chatting with two dull camera guys, one of whom was so distracted he couldn't focus the camera properly on the base runner. Then there were cheerleaders behind them, fodder for more witty commentary.

{poke jab poke}

DeWitt: I am really hoping he is playing through an injury, like Loney did a couple years ago. If DeWitt doesn't have an excuse, or doesn't change things for the better, soon, his prospect status may be history.

Meloan: Obviously he does well when he pitches, but he seems to get an awful lot of rest for a reliever, making me wonder if he is durable enough to pitch on short rest --like he would have to in the majors.

Megrew: Performing well, but has a limited ceiling, and is in an organization with multiple higher-ceiling pitching prospects. If Colletti tries to make a trade in the next couple months, I think he will dangle Megrew and hope that keeps the dogs from barking for more savory prospect meat.

Kershaw: Performing in line with what I expected. Anybody who thought his ridiculously low walk rate would carry over from the lowest rung of rookie ball was not being realistic.

Mattingly: Over-matched in low A right now, but so are quite a few other highly-drafted high school hitters from last year. Probably should be dropped back to the Pioneer League when that league gets going in late June. Dodgers may in denial about his defense.

Abreu: Love him. SHOULD be Kent's replacement at 2B for next year. Probably will couple with Kent to be next year's Garciaparra/Loney fiasco.

Miller: The lack of control is painful to see, but I suppose staying healthy and starting is enough to hope for in 2007. Will still have one minor league option remaining in 2008, so next year can be devoted to putting up the pretty numbers Miller will need if he is to be a candidate to start for the Dodgers in 2009.

i dont think broxton could maintain a consistent mid 90s velocity into games.

20 is still technically in reach, but I'll bet that's all for Penny.

230 110 pitches - seems likely.

Logan doing play by play = Ambient (or "Napien" as it was called in The Simpsons)

http://longgandhi.com/formulas.html

Journeyman isnt always a term of endearment.